Unfortunately Derry’s second season at Notts County was not as good and he was sacked in March 2015 after a succession of poor results leaving the club on the brink of the relegation places.

In November 2015 Shaun Derry was back in football management when he was appointed manager of League Two side Cambridge United.

Derry made an immediate impact on the club with three wins and a draw in his first full month in charge which led to him being awarded the League Two manager of the month and his Cambridge side finished the season in a respectable ninth place.

After an underwhelming first full season where his team finished in eleventh place, Derry had to endure the start of the 2017/18 season without his top-scorer Luke Berry who was sold to League Two rivals Luton Town.

Unfortunately after a run of just three wins over 16 games over the winter of 2017/18, Derry left Cambridge by mutual consent.

Shaun Derry #One2Eleven (4-3-3 Formation)

Shaun Derry was a guest on Sky Sports programme The Fantasy Football Club in October 2015 where he picked the eleven best players he had ever played with in their #One2Eleven section of the show.

GK – Julian Speroni – a real top goalkeeper and unbelievable guy. Won Player of the Season three years on the bounce at Crystal Palace.

RB – Steve Finnan – a good friend of mine from our days at Notts County. The fact that he got into so many PFA Teams of the Year ahead of Gary Neville tells you how good he was.

LB – Wayne Quinn – had a dream of a left foot but his career ended up finishing far too early at just 28.

CB – Jose Fonte – the first name on the team sheet at Southampton. A great player who has really developed his game during his time in England.

CB – Clint Hill – just an unbelievable guy who young players should aspire to. A leader of men and a leader of people.

CM – Joey Barton – he sets such a high standard which sometimes gets him into trouble. He always wants to win everything, no matter what it is.

CM – Alejandro Faurlin – had three serious cruciate ligament injuries and could have gone onto play at the top level had it not been for these. The best midfielder I have ever played alongside.

CM – Robert Prosinecki – a true world-class superstar. We were 2-0 down at half time when we played together at Portsmouth and I went to have a go at him as he wasn’t tracking his runners.

He was having a fag with the kit man. told me to shush and not to speak to him like that and then went out for the second half, scored a hat trick and won the game for us.

RAM – Adel Taraabt – he single-handedly won some important games for us when we played together at QPR. He should have played at a much higher level and will probably look back on his career with regret.

ST – Peter Crouch – I think he is one of the Premier League’s all time top centre forwards. He adds a different dimension to the game and offers a Plan B.

LAM – Andy Johnson– one of the most potent forwards in the Premier League for about three years during his time at Crystal Palace.